In
mathematics, a
multiple is the
product of any quantity and an
integer. In other words, for the quantities
a and
b, we say that
b is a multiple of
a if
b =
na for some integer
n, which is called the
multiplier or
coefficient. If
a is not
zero, this is equivalent to saying that
b/
a is an integer with no
remainder. If
a and
b are both integers, and
b is a multiple of
a, then
a is called a
divisor of
b.